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The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism Slate Magazine
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4.2 • 781 Ratings
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The Waves is a weekly conversation about news and culture examined through the lens of gender and feminism. Slate staff writer Christina Cauterucci, Marcia Chatelain of Georgetown University, Thirst Aid Kit's Nichole Perkins, and Slate Podcasts' June Thomas conduct frank discussions about the ways gender shapes everything. Our name reflects generations of women from the various waves of feminism, the sound waves that carry us to your ears, and the waves we intend to make.
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Waving Goodbye for Now
For The Wave’s final episode before a temporary but indefinite hiatus, Christina, June, Marcia, and Nichole have a coronavirus check-in and talk about inequalities amplified by the pandemic. They also review Feel Good, a semi-autobiographical series on Netflix from comedian Mae Martin. Finally, the panel discusses who they want Joe Biden to select as his running mate, who they think he should pick, and who they think he will choose.
In Slate Plus: Is it sexist that liquor stores are considered essential businesses, if excessive alcohol consumption is linked to domestic abuse and reports of domestic violence have increased since many people are staying at home?
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Other Items Discussed:
Stop Trying to Be Productive by Taylor Lorenz
Sitting on the Couch Is My New Favorite Hobby by Josh Gondelman
The Trapped-at-Home Mother by Emily Gould
The “All-Consuming” Emotional Labor Caused by Coronavirus—and Shouldered by Women by Andrea Flynn
How Coronavirus Is Affecting Surrogacy, Foster Care and Adoption by David Dodge
Recommendations:
Nichole: Bestiary: Poems by Donika Kelly
Marcia: A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture by Virginia Savage McAlester.
June: Tommy, the CBS police procedural.
Christina: Cats, yes - that Cats. The 2019 movie adaptation of the famous Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
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Podcast production by Rosemary Belson. Production assistance by Cleo Levin.
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ERA Cosplay
On this week’s episode of the Waves, Christina, June, Marcia, and Nichole talk to Emily Oster about pregnant women choosing to give birth at home instead of going to hospitals during the pandemic. They also discuss parenting visibility and additional labor while working from home. Then, they review FX’s new show Mrs. America, the story of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the countermovement headed by Phyllis Schlafly. Finally, the panel discusses the sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden.
In Slate Plus: Is the treatment of coronavirus task force member Dr. Deborah Birx sexist?
Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on The Waves each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our work.
Other Items Discussed:
“For Pregnant Women Who Are Scared of Hospitals Right Now, Is Switching to Home Birth Better?” by Emily Oster.
“Biden accuser Tara Reade: "I wanted to be a senator; I didn't want to sleep with one"” by Katie Halper.
“Has Deborah Birx Crossed the Line?” by Tim Murphy.
Recommendations:
Marcia: Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed, the historical documentary about Shirley Chisholm’s campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.
June: The BBC podcast, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics.
Christina: Learning to cut hair and investing in a good pair of clippers.
Nichole: Fiction DB, a database that allows users to search for fiction by subject, genres, subgenres, author, title, ect. Plus, once you’ve located the title, order the book through a local independent bookstore.
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Coronavirus Everywhere
On this week’s episode of the Waves, Christina, June, Marcia, and Nichole discuss being cooped up at home during coronavirus. Then, they review the new Hulu show Little Fires Everywhere, based on the 2017 novel by Celeste Ng. Finally, the panel discusses Sarah Viren’s New York Times Magazine piece “The Accusations Were Lies. But Could We Prove It?”
In Slate Plus: Is it sexist to tell a woman she’s “really blossomed” since getting divorced? Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on The Waves each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our work.
Other items discussed on the show:
“How to WFH With Your Partner Without Killing Each Other,” by Christina Cauterucci in Slate.
“Life Inside the Title IX Pressure Cooker,” by Sarah Brown in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Radiooooo, a site where you can listen to music from different decades.
Recommendations:
Marcia: “Advice From a Prepper Mom on Surviving the Unthinkable,” by Mira Ptacin.
June: The Arne & Carlos Daily Quarantine Knitting Podcast.
Christina: Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza by Ken Forkish.
Nichole: The Screen Time feature on your phone.
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Outward: COVID, AIDS, and Community
This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan look at comparisons between the COVID-19 pandemic and AIDS with Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign. Then they conduct a post-mortem on Pete Buttigieg with DC lawyer and Pete supporter Brooke Clagett.
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Nevertheless, Misogyny Persisted
On this week’s episode of the Waves, Christina, June, Marcia, and Nichole discuss how we got to such a white, male set of options for President. Then, they dive into the gendered responses to coronavirus. Finally, the panel discusses a new movie about abortion: Never Rarely Sometimes Always.
In Slate Plus: Is It Sexist that Tulsi Gabbard has been treated like a joke and left out of mainstream assessments of the race?
Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on The Waves each week, and no ads. Sign up now to listen and support our work.
Other items discussed on the show:
Coronavirus: Five ways virus upheaval is hitting women in Asia by Lara Owen in the BBC
69 Percent of Men Don’t Wash Their Hands After Using the Bathroom?! by Amanda in The Cut
Recommendations:
June: A Taste Of Honey (1961)
Nichole: So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith
Marcia: Freethinker, Sex Suffrage, an the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener by Kimberly A. Hamlin
Christina: The city of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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Love In a Pod
On this week’s episode of the Waves, Christina, June, Marcia, and Nichole discuss the Harvey Weinstein trial verdict. Then, they dive into the reality show Love Is Blind. Finally, the panel interviews artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh about her book Stop Telling Women to Smile.
In Slate Plus: Is it sexist to call woman in the workplace “helpful”?
Other items discussed on the show:
“The Weinstein Verdict Is Both a Victory and a Disappointment,” by Christina Cauterucci in Slate.
Recommendations:
Marcia: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, by Jeanne Theoharis.
June: Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Christina: “I Don’t Want to Be the Strong Female Lead,” by Brit Marling in the New York Times.
Nichole: Murder, She Wrote.
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Customer Reviews
New hosts still good
I am shocked by the racism in these comments about Nicole. I enjoy the perspectives of the hosts and the diversity of view points. I know some balk at the “wokeness” of the new lineup but I say - Amen. I don’t always agree with the opinions expressed by the panel but isn’t that the point, to be challenged and hear different perspectives? Unsubscribe racists.
new hosts need to go
I loved this show for years with the previous hosts. I want the new hosts to carry the torch. They are not. They’re giving feminism a bad name with their predictable, reflexive, unthoughtful takes. I have Slate Plus and get all the shows in one feed. This is the most painful listen/skip every week.
I miss The Waves!
I listened to this from the get go and found it consistently intelligent, illuminating, and fun. I hope Slate brings it back soon.